J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1227

IF NO NEW BALLOTS ARE PRINTED, AS HEREIN PROVIDED,
THE WAR BALLOT COMMISSION SHALL, TO THE GREATEST
POSSIBLE EXTENT, GIVE TO THE ABSENTEE RESIDENTS
CONCERNED INFORMATION AS TO THE NAME OF ANY NEW
CANDIDATE, HIS PARTY AFFILIATION, THE OFFICE WHICH
HE SEEKS, AND THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE IN WHOSE
PLACE HE IS NOMINATED. IN ANY SUCH CASE, THE AB-
SENTEE RESIDENT DESIRING TO VOTE FOR SUCH NEW
CANDIDATE MAY DO SO BY WRITING IN THE NAME OF SUCH
CANDIDATE IN THE BLANK SPACE TO BE PROVIDED IN THE
ABSENTEE BALLOT.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 785
(House Bill 212)

AN ACT relating to the Washington Suburban Sanitary District,
repealing and re-enacting, with amendments, subsection (b) of
Section 83-82 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County (1963 Edition) and subsection (b) of Section 73-65 of the
Montgomery County Code (1960 Edition), being Articles 17 and
16, respectively, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
titles "Prince George's County" and "Montgomery County," sub-
title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District," authorizing the
Commission to adopt an estimated billing procedure WITH RE-
SPECT TO WATER AND SEWER USAGE CHARGES, and
to provide for supplying a minimum amount of water without
additional charge under a minimum or ready to serve charge*,
AND MAKING THE SAME SUBJECT TO EXISTING PRO-
VISIONS WITH RESPECT TO LATE PAYMENT PENALTY
CHARGES.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That subsection (b) of Section 83-82 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition), being Section 73-65
of the Montgomery County Code (1960 Edition) and being Articles
17 and 16, respectively, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, titles "Prince George's County" and "Montgomery County," sub-
title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District," be and it is repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

(b) The rate for service, except as herein provided, shall consist
of a minimum or a ready to serve charge which shall be based upon
the size of the meter on the water connection leading to the property,
and of a charge for water used, which shall be based upon the amount
of water passing the meter during the period between the last two
readings, said meter being required to be placed on each water
connection, by, and at the sole expense of the Commission. The
Commission may, however, provide for the billing and collection of